Michael Pollan has been celebrated, critiqued and worshiped. Hes a spirit guide for many in the world of food, hes won numerous awards, and sparked lively debates with his writing. In 2010 he was named one of the worlds 100 most influential people by TIME magazine. Hes the author of six books: Second Nature, A Place of My Own, The Botany of Desire (which also aired as a two hour documentary on PBS), The Omnivores Dilemma, In Defense of Food and Cooked. His books are national best sellers that helped guide the national discourse on food and agriculture. The Long Island native is a professor of journalism at the UC Berkley Graduate School of Journalism. Pollan was the Executive Editor of Harpers magazine and is currently a contributing writer to New York magazine and The New York Times magazine. Tune in as he shares his story in his words on Evolutionaries!